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Western Colorado Raceway
Tryon's Bad Company Corvette
Dominated Wire-to-Wire
Grand Junction, CO (June 17, 2000): Steve Tryon's Bad Company was bad news for his competitors from
the very start. The Mesa, AZ driver qualified his sharp `59 Corvette in the number 1 spot
with a 7.52. He then defeated Chill Scardino (7.64 - 7.49 breakout) along with Shane
Westring (semis) enruote to his first final of the year.

Steve Tryon defeted Westring in the
finals to put this one under his belt.
Mike Hilsabeck smoked the field during qualifying winning his fourth
Perma-Cool Burnout Challenge while placing second. He then held back Mike Savage/Jim
Broome in the opening round of eliminations. A crucial semi-final victory over Robert Lee
(second in points to Hilsabeck) put Hilsabeck's Arizona Thunder into the money
round.
Tryon vs. Hilsabeck. Number 1 & 2 qualifiers. Hilsabeck got the
jump but drove it out the back door to the tune of a 7.48. Tryon drove into victory circle
with a consistent 7.53.
Mike
Hilsabeck lit up the track with a smoky burnout to take the Perma-Cool Burnout Title
This race was probably CIFCA's finest showing at Western Colorado
Raceway. Thanks to Todd Freier (who is back from Ireland) for overseeing and coordinating
the CIFCA funny cars at this event. Also special thanks to the track staff for hosting the
CIFCA funny cars and for going the extra mile in prepping the facility. -Jim
Maher
Qualifying Order:
1 |
Steve Tryon |
7.521 |
2 |
Mike Hilsabeck |
7.601 |
3 |
Shane Westring |
7.604 |
4 |
Robert Lee |
7.688 |
5 |
Chill Scardino |
7.716 |
6 |
Mike Savage |
7.892 |
7 |
Marty Hill |
8.077 |
8 |
Gary Kortz |
8.092 |
9 |
Ed Schwarz |
8.307 |
10 |
Sean Dale |
9.154 |
11 |
Joe Clement |
n/t |
Ladder :
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Eliminations |
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Round
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Driver |
Car# |
R/T |
E/T |
Qual
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Steve
Tryon |
787 |
0.591 |
7.645 |
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Chill
Scardino |
788 |
0.759 |
7.494 |
5 |
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Mike
Hilsabeck |
760 |
0.482 |
7.511 |
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Mike
Savage |
7016 |
0.465 |
7.565 |
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Shane
Westring |
5085 |
0.539 |
7.735 |
3 |
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Marty
Hill |
457 |
0.456 |
7.884 |
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Robert
Lee |
785 |
0.699 |
8.072 |
4 |
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Gary
Kortz |
797 |
0.365 |
8.040 |
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Round
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R/T |
E/T |
Qual
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Steve
Tryon |
787 |
0.574 |
7.535 |
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Shane
Westring |
5085 |
0.757 |
8.043 |
3 |
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Mike
Hilsabeck |
760 |
0.475 |
7.616 |
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Robert
Lee |
785 |
0.532 |
7.464 |
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Finals |
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R/T |
E/T |
Qual
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Steve
Tryon |
787 |
0.635 |
7.523 |
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Mike
Hilsabeck |
760 |
0.464 |
7.428 |
2 |
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Winner |
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Steve Tryon |
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